Two consecutive defeats have allowed Brentford, a lucky man who has embarked on his journey across the N centuries of Premier League with honey, to taste the cruelty of the Premier League. However, just as the so-called lost East Corner harvested mulberry elm, the home two consecutive defeats have made more people have a strong interest in this bee.
In the just-concluded home match against Leicester City, the wasteful Brentford once again suffered a bitter lesson in the Premier League, which also left them missing out on the opportunity to reach the top six.
Like their defeat to Chelsea, the loss to Leicester was brentford's game from a highly likely three-pointer to nothing.
In the 90 minutes of brentford community stadium, they performed well, with 54% possession and 15 shots on goal. Leicester City, by contrast, were defensive for most of the game, but their two quality goals were simply a thunderbolt.
Yuri Tillermans and James Madison's counter-attacks gave the Foxes all three points, but even Brendan Rodgers would admit they sometimes tried their luck.
It was Brentford's first consecutive home defeat in three years. Meanwhile, Brentford once again wondered what might be and how they would return empty-handed again.
Before the game, a reporter asked Brentford coach Frank: You have won a lot of applause this season. At what stage will people forget that Brentford are a promotion horse because it looks like they've been in this league for years?
Frank was furious: Good question! We're a new team and we're delighted we've added something in the Premier League and we've always realised that we have to perform at a very high level to stay that way. We're on a mission where we want to do something in the league and let's see how far that can take us.
Reporter: This week has seen the return of european domestic football. How good would it be if you managed to bring Brentford into any European competition and list it as one of your greatest achievements of all time?
FRANK: If we managed to do it, it would be there! We are very focused on the next game because it is very important. We want to end it in the highest possible way and let's see where it will take us. We never know that anything can happen, either up or the other way around, and I know that very well. That's why to stay in the moment, to maximize things as much as we can, and to see where this takes us.
From this interview, people can also feel the passion of this new Premier League lucky person and the boiling war intention of the small universe. Although this "newborn calf is not afraid of tigers" persistence has made them suffer two consecutive defeats against the old birds of the Premier League, their offensive football that dares to shine the sword is still a beautiful landscape.
Against the Foxes, Bee striker Ivan Tony scored six points after the game and Brian Beymo scored five points. The agency's assessment of them was that Tony was very good at the start of the game but quiet in the second half. This is not the day when Mbemo really strikes forward.
The pair were Brentford's main grip on the win, with the team dominant and the low ratings of the duo, which can only be said to be targeted and the opponent was successful.
There was a typical Frank line on the first Premier League pre-match press conference about the bees living up to their nickname – "We're a Hornet, we're not designed to fly, but we're still able to fly into the Premier League and we'll do everything we can to keep flying as high as possible" – Frank has managed to get enough attention – not just because of his performance in front of the camera.
Tactically, he is active rather than passive. Since moving to three defenders in mid-April with a 5-2 draw record and powering their play-off success, Frank has continued the Bees' proactive style of play, with Arsenal being directly blindsided in the first round of the Premier League when arsenal met them. But as the league progresses and other teams begin to familiarize themselves with and study them, the Bees' results are sure to fluctuate. Two consecutive strikes against the top six of the Premier League are not a bad thing.
Head coach Frank's emotional intelligence is outstanding. He imbues the players with a greater sense of responsibility and treats them like people rather than commodities, and many team members have spoken about how his personal style has helped them grow into men like footballers.
Frank himself never became a player, he studied sports psychology before joining youth coaching in Denmark, becoming head coach at Brondby in 2013, arriving in West London in December 2016 as Dean Smith's assistant coach, and stepping forward when Smith left to join Aston Villa in October 2018. Straight into the top flight for the first time since the 1946–47 season.
Now everything will become more difficult. Outside of this pocket of West London, few hope Brentford will survive, but, over the past three years, the manager, who has fully embraced the club's identity and proven skeptical wrong, while a humble little role, has the boundless energy and passion to keep Brentford's record on the rise.
Digression:
After the Gunners lost 2-0 to Frank's Bees at the opening of the Premier League, Frank has been in a constant scandal with the transfer to the Emirates Stadium, replacing Arteta.
However, the former Brondby manager downplayed the withdrawal from the community stadium, although he did admit that the link to the north London club was very good, so I understand, but... Arsenal and Manchester United. Isn't that the case? I think I read it at some point... That's fine, but one thing is a rumor and another thing is whether they really want to contact me. And then we have to take it from there?
"I have a contact before 2023. I am very happy in Brentford. It's a club that means a lot to me and a place where I have a great time. I love working with our football director, bosses, players, staff and fans. ”
The combination of Frank's charisma and confidence has become Brentford's biggest asset in the Premier League, the Bees are enjoying their first top flight since 1947, and the manager's unwavering confidence in this great journey has shown that small clubs that lack resources can also make big teams bleed in this great league!